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French film director
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26 January 1958(Oujda)
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Biography
Introduction
Philippe Faucon (born 26 January 1958) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
Philippe Faucon was born in Oujda, the son of a French soldier and an Algerian pied-noir mother. He grew up between Morocco and Algeria, where his father did his military service. After completing his studies at the Aix-Marseille University, he began to work in film and in 1984, he directed his first short film, titled La Jeunesse.
In 2015, he directed the film Fatima, which was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. For the film, he received the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film, the César Award for Best Film and the César Award for Best Adaptation, among other awards.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Other | |||
| 1984 | La Jeunesse | Yes | Short film | ||
| 1986 | Mauvais Sang | Yes | Location manager | ||
| 1990 | L'Amour | Yes | Yes | Cannes Film Festival - Perspectives of French Cinema Award | |
| 1993 | Sabine | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1995 | Muriel fait le désespoir de ses parents | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1995 | Trois minutes de politique | Yes | Short film; executive producer | ||
| 1995 | Le Ravin | Yes | Short film; executive producer | ||
| 1996 | Les Jumeaux | Yes | Short film; also producer and editor | ||
| 1996 | L'@mour Est À Réinventer | Yes | Yes | TV mini-series | |
| 1996 | Being Seventeen | Yes | Yes | Telefilm | |
| 1998 | Les Étrangers | Yes | Yes | Telefilm | |
| 2000 | Samia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also editor Amiens International Film Festival - Prize of the City of Amiens |
| 2002 | Grégoire peut mieux faire | Yes | Yes | Telefilm | |
| 2002 | Lulu | Yes | Actor | ||
| 2005 | The Betrayal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also associate producer and casting director |
| 2007 | Dans la vie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer and actor (uncredited) |
| 2008 | D'amour et de révoltes | Yes | TV series | ||
| 2010 | Making Off | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2011 | The Disintegration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also associate producer |
| 2015 | Fatima | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Adaptation French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best French Film Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Adaptation |